{"product_id":"herzens-letters-a-life-in-opposition-9781501787058","title":"Herzen's Letters: A Life in Opposition","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Kathleen Parthé\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Northern Illinois University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Russia - Soviet Era\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHerzen's Letters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e offers readers a biographical narrative based on translated and annotated correspondence written by and to Alexander Herzen (1812-1870), one of the most consequential figures in the run-up to the Russian Revolution and an inspiration to dissidents fighting authoritarianism and imperialism ever since. \u003c\/b\u003eKathleen Parth� has selected the most significant epistolary material from over a dozen volumes, interweaving letters with commentary to provide context on the time of composition. Parth� also provides excerpts from key Herzen writings mentioned in his letters that are not widely available in translation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile some letters are presented whole, in most cases Parth� selected excerpts that illuminate Herzen's ideas, opinions, and plans, as well as his stylistic gifts. Herzen enjoyed spirited debate, and \u003ci\u003eHerzen's Letters\u003c\/i\u003e includes the voices of his famous contemporaries, including Mikhail Bakunin, Ivan Turgenev, Lev Tolstoy, and others. In brief introductory essays to the six sections Parth� sketches life events, publications, and settings, as Herzen moved from Moscow to the Urals, Petersburg, Novgorod, the European continent, and England, before returning to the continent for his final years.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northern Illinois University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47967199035543,"sku":"9781501787058","price":16687.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781501787058.webp?v=1782913515","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/herzens-letters-a-life-in-opposition-9781501787058","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}